[foundation-board] Jason's report, great

Becky Hogge becky.hogge at gmail.com
Wed Jul 6 08:12:43 UTC 2011


I also agree that waiting until we have official news from Omidyar to
announce sounds best.

And I also think establishing a basis for quarterly finance reports
which addresses the challenges Rufus highlights below, would be a
great use of your time, Jason.

On 5 July 2011 16:44, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
> Yes, in my view. I also think we should establish basis for quarterly
> finance reports. My suggestion is that we aggregate all non-project or
> donation revenue into one set. We will also need a way to deal with
> the problematic issue of dealing with future commitments. This is
> especially relevant to us because money can come in a big lump from a
> project grant and this means to give an a reasonable view of what is
> going on.
>
> Rufus
>
> On 5 July 2011 16:25, Jason Kitcat <jason.kitcat at okfn.org> wrote:
>> Hi Board
>>
>> Great to meet you all last week!
>>
>> Can I get a steer on what to publish from my report?
>>
>> Given Omidyar is still unconfirmed I'm minded to not do anything until we know. Because the entire financial model in the appendix is built on that basis.
>>
>> Is that ok?
>>
>> All the best,
>> Jason
>>
>> On 1 Jul 2011, at 07:39, Jo Walsh wrote:
>>
>>> Just read it.
>>>
>>> How much if any needs to be redacted before publishing? Spreadsheet link? (couldnt view it, permissions)
>>>
>>> When are we likely to get public announce approval from Omidyar?
>>>
>>> Good stuff tho ty Jasin
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